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World Soundtrack Academy
The World Soundtrack Awards, launched in 2001, are the annual awards for best film music, presented during the Film Fest Gent. The World Soundtrack Academy supports the art of film music through cultural, educational and professional activities. The event takes place yearly in Ghent, Belgium with the ceremony usually at the Capitole Concert Hall. Awards * Film Composer of the Year * Television Composer of the Year * Best Original Song * Discovery of the Year * Game Music Award * WSA Industry Award * Public Choice Award * Lifetime Achievement Award * Sabam Award for the Best Original Composition by a Young Composer * Best Original Score for a Belgian Production Background The award winners are announced during the annual World Soundtrack Awards Concert & Ceremony. At the concert, Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Dirk Brossé, music director of Film Fest Gent, performs a selection of music by the guests of honour and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loki (TV Series)
''Loki'' is an American television series created by Michael Waldron for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is the third television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. The series takes place after the events of the film '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), in which an alternate version of Loki created a new timeline. Waldron served as head writer and Kate Herron directed the first season, with Eric Martin and the duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead serving as head writer and leading the directing team for the second season, respectively. Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki from the film series, starring alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Jonathan Majors, and Neil Ellice. Sasha Lane, Jack Veal, DeObia Oparei, and Richard E. Grant also star in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Britell
Nicholas Britell (born October 17, 1980) is an American film and television composer. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. He has received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Barry Jenkins's ''Moonlight'' (2016) and '' If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018), and Adam McKay's ''Don't Look Up'' (2021). He also scored McKay's ''The Big Short'' (2015) and ''Vice'' (2018). He is also known for scoring '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017), '' The King'' (2019), '' Cruella'' (2021), and '' She Said'' (2022). The HBO original series ''Succession'' (2018–2023) marked Britell's entry into television. Britell scored all four seasons, earning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in 2019. His scores for the second, third, and fourth seasons of ''Succession'' each earned Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series nominations in 2020, 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory Of Water (2022 Film)
''Memory of Water'' () is a 2022 Finnish sci-fi drama film directed by . Based on the novel ''Memory of Water'' by Emmi Itäranta, the film takes place in the dystopian future in the Scandinavian Union led by a military government, where there is a shortage of fresh water as a result of an environmental disaster. The film is starring by , Mimosa Willamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Pekka Strang and Minna Haapkylä. The film was shot in 2020 in Estonia, Germany and Norway. The actual production process of the film already started in the fall of 2015, and it was supposed to be in theaters in March 2022, but the corona restrictions moved the premiere to the fall of the same year. The film's budget was €3.4 million. The film was premiered in Finland on 2 September 2022. It received a mixed reception from critics, partly praising its sharp world-building, while partly criticizing the clichéd plot. Plot In the future, the world will run out of fresh water. Noria (Saga Sarkola), a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Quiet On The Western Front (2022 Film)
''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (German: ''Im Westen nichts Neues'', lit. 'Nothing New in the West') is a 2022 German epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque. It is the third film adaptation of the book, after the 1930 and 1979 versions. Co-written, directed and co-produced by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic, and Devid Striesow. Set during World War I, it follows the life of an idealistic young German soldier named Paul Bäumer. After enlisting in the German Army with his friends, Bäumer finds himself exposed to the realities of war, shattering his early hopes of becoming a hero as he does his best to survive. The film adds a parallel storyline not found in the book, which follows the armistice negotiations to end the war. ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022, and was released to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Sailor
''War Sailor'' () is a 2022 Norwegian war drama film directed by Gunnar Vikene. It is the most expensive Norwegian film ever made. Based on the true stories of the 30,000 Norwegian civilian sailors who participated in the Allied convoys during the Second World War, it follows two best friends from Bergen, one married (Alfred Garnes) and the other unmarried (Sigbjørn), who, in 1939, join the Norwegian merchant marine and are forced to stay at sea for the duration of the war without any ability to communicate with their families in occupied Norway. In the meantime, the married sailor's wife Cecilia and their three children endure a harsh life in occupied Bergen, which is also bombed by the Allies. Synopsis In 1939, two Bergen dock workers Alfred (Freddy) and Sigbjørn embark on a several month mission on a cargo ship bound to New York. Alfred is reluctant to leave his family but is in desperate need of a job. As World War II erupts, the Norwegian merchant navy is commandeered b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauschka
Volker Bertelmann (born 11 October 1966) is a German composer, pianist and former rapper who mainly performs and records under the name Hauschka. He is best known for his compositions for prepared piano. He won an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for his work on '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (2022). Early life Bertelmann was born in Kreuztal, Germany. He grew up in the village of Ferndorf in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia. The fifth of six children, he discovered piano playing at the age of eight at church service. He began studying classical piano and continued taking lessons for the next ten years. Bertelmann formed his first rock band when he was fourteen. During the following years he was commissioned to compose music for television and sang in a number of other bands. After leaving school he moved to Cologne, where he began studying medicine and then switched to a course in business economics, but gave up both in order to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2002 for his score to the motion picture ''Frida'', directed by his longtime partner Julie Taymor. Early life and education Goldenthal was born on May 2, 1954, the youngest son of a Jewish housepainter father and a Catholic seamstress mother in Brooklyn, New York City, where he was influenced from an early age by music from all cultures and genres. Both pairs of Goldenthal's grandparents emigrated to the United States from Bucharest and Iași, Romania. Goldenthal lived in a multi-cultural part of town, and this is reflected in his works. He attended John Dewey High School in Brooklyn where, at the age of 14, he had his ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slay The Princess
''Slay the Princess'' is a 2023 horror adventure game developed and published by Black Tabby Games for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. It was released on October 23, 2023. The game is conceptually a twist on the damsel-in-distress archetype; rather than saving the princess, the objective is to kill her. An expanded version, subtitled ''The Pristine Cut'', was released on October 24, 2024 for consoles, alongside a free update for existing versions of the game. The console ports are published by Serenity Forge. ''Slay the Princess'' received critical acclaim for its narrative, art, music, and voice performances. Gameplay ''Slay the Princess'' is a visual novel, wherein the player advances through hand-drawn scenes from the player character's perspective. The player's primary interaction with the game is selecting dialogue or action options. How the story unfolds depends on the player's choices and dialogue responses. It features a branching and looping narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amenra
Amenra is a Belgian post-metal band from Kortrijk. It was formed in 1999 by vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout and guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, who now perform alongside drummer Bjorn Lebon, guitarist Lennart Bossu and bassist Amy Tung Barrysmith. Among a number of other works, they have released six studio albums in the ''Mass'' series, the latest of them through Neurot Recordings. The band's sixth album ''De Doorn'' debuted at No. 3 in Belgium. The band's unique musical style, characterised by brooding atmospheres and spiritual intensity, is rooted in doom metal, hardcore punk and post-rock. Their live performances, accompanied by visual art, have been described as "entrancing communions". In 2005, Amenra formed Church of Ra, a collective of collaborating artists which now includes Oathbreaker and the Black Heart Rebellion. History Amenra was formed in 1999 in the West Flanders city of Kortrijk. It was founded by vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout, lead guitarist Mathieu Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finneas O'Connell
Finneas Baird O'Connell (born July 30, 1997), also known mononymously by his first name (sometimes stylized in all caps), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, he has written and produced music for various artists, most notably for his younger sister, Billie Eilish, and is credited on all of her projects. For his work with Billie Eilish, he has won 10 Grammy Awards among 21 total nominations, including nominations for the Big Four (Grammy Awards), Big Four categories. He made history as the youngest act to win the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical category. He has won Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year twice in a row, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes (song), Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. In 2017, she released her debut extended play (EP), ''Don't Smile at Me''. Commercially successful, it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Eilish's debut studio album, ''When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'' (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and UK Albums Chart and was one of the year's best-selling albums. Its single "Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song), Bad Guy" became the first by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and be certified Diamond (RIAA certification), Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
